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Austria: Content moderation requirements in Communications Platform Law/Law to alter KommAustria Law

Progress

Current status
in force
01 Jan 2021 in force
17 Dec 2020 adopted
10 Dec 2020 under deliberation
18 Nov 2020 under deliberation
15 Oct 2020 processing consultation
03 Sep 2020 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Jan 2021
in force

Communications Platform Law with content moderation requirements implemented

The Communications Platform Law/Law to alter KommAustria Law (German: Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz erlassen und das KommAustria-Gesetz geändert wird) has entered into effect on 1 January 2021. The law requires affected …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
17 Dec 2020
adopted

Communications Platform Law with content moderation requirements adopted

The Communications Platform Law/Law to alter KommAustria Law (German: Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz erlassen und das KommAustria-Gesetz geändert wird) has been approved by the Federal Council on 17 December 2020 and has …

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
10 Dec 2020
under deliberation

Communications Platform Law with content moderation requirements passed by National Council

The Communications Platform Law/Law to alter KommAustria Law (German: Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz erlassen und das KommAustria-Gesetz geändert wird) has been passed by the National Council of the Austrian Parliament on…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
18 Nov 2020
under deliberation

Communications Platform Law with content moderation requirements introduced in National Council

The Communications Platform Law/Law to alter KommAustria Law (German: Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz erlassen und das KommAustria-Gesetz geändert wird) has been introduced to the National Council of the Austrian Parliamen…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Oct 2020
processing consultation

Consultation closed on hate speech law including content moderation

A consultation on a proposal by the Ministry of Justice of an online hate speech law which includes take-down regulation and provider liability in case of non-compliance has been closed.

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation closed
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
03 Sep 2020
in consultation

Consultation opened on hate speech law including content moderation

A consultation on a proposal by the Ministry of Justice of an online hate speech law which includes take-down regulation and provider liability in case of non-compliance has been introduced to the Austrian Parliament. The consultation closes on 15 O…

Source
Event type law
Action type consultation opened
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament